PA asks: “Do you know anything about pulsed electromagnetic therapy? Our Chiropractor wants to use it on my husband to help heal his back pain.”
Category Archives: Self Help
Do Infra-Red Wands Work?
MG writes: “ . . . [M]y wife has been ill for many years and we have gone to all kinds of alternative medical people and have gained nothing. Now she has gotten an infra red wand and is treating herself with this. We got it from a Chinese person who does this for a living. I would like to know if this is the same as acupuncture and with the new age movement.”
Wellness Blogger Fakes Natural Cure
Belle Gibson, who built up an enormous social medial following with her wellness blog is now facing legal action for faking terminal cancer which she claimed was cured using natural remedies.
Can the Placebo Effect Heal?
New research has found that the so-called “placebo effect” can activate the same neurotransmitters as powerful drugs which explains why some people believe they’ve been helped even when the “drug” they were taking is nothing more than a sugar pill.
Gong Bath Nonsense
Richard Rudis
BB asks: “What is a gong bath? Is this something Catholics can participate in?”
What to Make of Dr. Mercola?
Dr. Joseph Mercola
KB writes: “I’ve always wondered if Dr. Mercola is New Age doctor. I have a relative who follows the New Age movement and is a very big fan of his. This doctor seems to me too alternative in his beliefs and I wanted to know what the Catholic Church’s opinion on this doctor is.”
Discerning Good Medicine from Quackery
An estimated 5 out of 10 questions directed to our blog are about alternatives, which is why we decided to post information that answers the most common questions we receive about these treatments. Are they Catholic? How can you tell if the proponents’ literature is based on fact or hype? How do we know if the studies they cite are biased or bona fide?
How Alternatives Are Connected to New Age
SMB asks: “Why does your New Age blog contain so much information about alternatives? What’s the connection between the New Age and alternatives?”
A New Age “Science” Known as Theta Healing
JJ asks: “Is theta healing legitimate? My sister is getting involved in it and it looks like a bunch of woo to me but I’m not sure. Do you have any information on it?”
Deadly Supplement Kills 22 Year-Old
An Illinois mother is mourning the sudden death of her 22 year-old son who committed suicide after ingesting a supplement known as “pong pong seed” which he purchased on the internet for just $5.
